LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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“I drink, “ he said, “to the buried that repose around us.”
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“And I to your long life.”
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“The Montresors, “ I replied, “were a great and numerous family.”
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“A huge human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which three sentences in this passage does Edgar Allan Poe use to foreshadow Fortunato’s eventual fate in his short story “The Cask of Amontillado"? “I drink, ” he said, “to the buried that repose around us.” “And I to your long life.” “The Montresors, ” I replied, “were a great and numerous family."
Detailed explanation-2: -To build suspense in the story, Poe often employs foreshadowing. For example, when Fortunato says, “I shall not die of a cough, ” Montresor replies, “True, ” because he knows that Fortunato will in fact die from dehydration and starvation in the crypt.
Detailed explanation-3: -An example is right from the start when it states, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe 212). That sentence proves that Montresor was never going to give Fortunato a chance, he had wanted him lifeless from the very inception.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: In ‘The Cask of Amontillado, ’ the author Edgar Allan Poe uses an incident with a trowel to foreshadow the resolution. A trowel is a tool used by a mason, a person who builds walls and structures from stone and brick.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fortunato’s eccentric nature, fondness for wine, and getting drunk influence the flow of the plot. Because of Fortunato’s ignorance, the narrator’s secret scheme of vengeance to Fortunato is successfully laid out. He solely concentrates on the narrator’s temptation, especially the bait, since he adores wine.